Setting up security

This section looks at securing AWS infrastructure and the application. As the AWS security model is a shared one where Amazon is responsible for the security of the infrastructure such as facilities, hardware, network and some software like virtualization, host operating systems, and so on, you, as the user, are responsible for the security of your software stack, application, updates, data at rest and in transit, data stores, configuration properties, policies, credentials and the security of the AWS services being used.

AWS IAM – Securing your Infrastructure

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a web service that enables you to manage users, groups, and user permissions within the AWS infrastructure. This allows for central control of users, groups, user access, and security credentials. As there are a plethora of services being offered by AWS, there is a need of securely accessing these services by authorized users. IAM defines concepts, constructs, and services...